Sitting around the fire and telling ghost stories at Christmas Eve predates Halloween, so the following are those told by Katherine Ramsland who is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University, and who has written several books including one titled Haunted Crime Scene. She describes not only crime scenes but stories that she's heard about the ghost of serial killers, which is not surprising since these murderers had no peace in life, and it appears not in death. Following are some of the stories she's heard.